SANTA MONICA SAMURAI

— Session Zero

One page. Ten steps. Data saves as you type.

1Street Name

What people call you now.

2True Name

Who you are when the room goes quiet.

3Dojo Role

Pick one.

Clan Affiliation
4Look

How you read at a glance. One or two lines. Specific beats general.

5Code Clause

One sentence you refuse to break. Firm enough to matter, flexible enough to test.

Examples to adapt, not copy: Never strike first in public. Never lie to Sensei. Never leave a friend behind. Never humiliate the weak. Never draw a weapon against family. Never take money to break someone.
6Obligations

One personal, one social. Each has a who, a what, and a why.

Personal (a specific named person)
Social (a community, dojo, faction, or neighborhood)
7Scar

The wound still shaping your life. Emotional, social, or physical.

8Tracks

No choice — these are your baseline.

FACE 3 · NAME 1 · COMPOSURE 2 · GRIT 0 · HARM Unharmed
9Skills

Seven at d4, one at d6, one at d8. Choose the two that step up.

  • Bearing → presence
  • Strike → fists
  • Steel → blades
  • Motion → speed
  • Nerve → endurance
  • Sight → awareness
  • Shadow → stealth
  • Wheels → driving
  • Wire → tech
10Techniques

Choose 3.

0 / 3 chosen
Read
Move
Strike
Work
Carry
Belong
+Optional Prompts

Pick two or three to answer — they'll sharpen everything above.

  • Who in the dojo do you trust least?
  • Who in the dojo still believes in you more than you deserve?
  • What rumor about you is true?
  • What rumor about you is false?
  • When did you last lose Face in public?
  • Who do you owe money, blood, or apology to?
  • What part of Santa Monica still feels like yours?
  • Who would be relieved if you left town for good?
  • What does Sensei see in you that others do not?
  • What are you afraid will happen if you finally win?